Title: PASS IT ON-Evangelism
Date: 6/29/14
Place: BLCC
Text: 2 Kings 5.1-15
CT: To live for him we must serve his mission to evangelize.
FAS: There's a scene in Herman Melville's (author of Moby Dick) novel White Jacket that focuses on the ship's chief surgeon, Cadwallader Cuticle, M.D. The
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It is a mark of true leadership to be able to take advice from those whom we lead

THE DRAWING OF NAAMAN THE OUTSIDER
2 Kings 5:1-14
‘While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us’ (Romans 5:8). Those who were ‘far off are made nigh by the blood of Jesus’ (Ephesians 2:13). Holistic healing comes to those who are outside (Luke 4:27).
Naaman, as commander of the Syrian
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This sermon is about the need for guardrails in our lives to protect and direct us. It is an expansion of the sermon series from Andy Stanley's Guardrail series. It looks at Gehazi's failure to establish guardrails in his life and the price he paid,

Guardrails Protect & Direct Part 1
2 Kings 5:19-25 Ephesians 5:15-18
Have you ever gone to school and heard someone say, these new friends of mine are taking me to my role of heroin addiction. Have you ever gone to a housewarming party and heard someone say, “this house is going to
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We see God reaching out to a foreigner and leading him to faith in Himself. This is the goodness and grace of God. It cannot be earned or be bought.

God’s grace goes international. Let’s read 2 Kings 5:1-19.
God remembers His own and cares for His own, but His own does not mean only the people of Israel.
• It refers ultimately to everyone who is willing to acknowledge God, believe and worship Him, as the one and only true God.
• So
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Naaman a highly respected commander of the Syrian army experienced the healing power of God when he took the advice of some ordinary people who had faith in an extra ordinary God.

2 Kings 5 Good News Translation (GNT) - Naaman Is Cured
1 Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army, was highly respected and esteemed by the king of Syria, because through Naaman the Lord had given victory to the Syrian forces. He was a great soldier, but he suffered from a dreaded skin disease.
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Naaman has great qualities but his qualities are not suffice as it relates to his real problem.

Dying On the Job With No Help!!
There are more than 1500 Pastors that willingly leave the ministry for good each month, not because they’ve exhausted their resources, not because they’ve got fired off the job, not because they can’t get the job done, simply because they can’t get help or
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The Exodus is examined in the light of God’s purposes in those events, specifically that God was revealing Himself. This series explores three things God is always doing (1) Bringing People to Moral Choice (2) Revealing Himself to People (3) Preparing the

Why? Understanding Life Events (II)
2 Kings 5
6-7 -09
Intro
Isa 55:8-9 ¡§¡¥For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,¡¦ says the LORD. ¡¥For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.¡¦¡¨
Last
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When we humble ourselves, we can draw near to God and be blessed by Him. When we elevate ourselves or self-interest, we are driven from Him and under his discipline.

The Leprosy Exchange
(2 Kings 5:1-27)
1. Probably every one of us thinks, “I hope I never get to a condition where other people have to take care of me because I am bedfast.”
2. But the future is unknown, and life can take a sudden turn. Take Charles Krauthammer, a political analyst many
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A sermon based upon the little Jewish servant girl who told Naaman where he could find help for his leprosy and the events of the story.

INTRODUCTION:
1. It was the day before Thanksgiving when an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, “I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother & I are getting a divorce. Forty-five years of misery is enough. We’re sick of each other, &
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It wasn’t until Naaman went down in obedience the 7th and last time that the miracle occurred. Some of you are looking for a miracle, but it will not occur until you meet the requirements God is telling your heart!

WHEN GOD SAYS SEVEN, SIX WON’T DO
2 Kgs. 5:1-17
INTRODUCTION
A. HUMOR: THE SINGING PERFORMANCE
1. A lady had a wealthy father who gave her private singing lessons. At last she sang in a concert. Afterward, she was very excited. A friend came to her dressing room.
2. The singer asked
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Narrowing Down Focus. Last week we talked about the fact that “Hidden Sin Hinders Revival” and learned that unconfessed and unrepentant sin in our lives as Christians can, will and does prevent revival from coming upon us because revival is the work of the Holy Spirit in us and active
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Something Great is Coming Out of This
2 Kings 5: 1-3, 8-14
2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 5:2
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II Kings 5:1-17 Naaman I. Naaman's Prestigious Position 1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given
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II Kings 5:1-17 "It Pays To Obey"
I. Naaman's Position 1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
(a) He was a Virtuous
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